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retained
[ ri-teynd ]
adjective
- not lost, destroyed, released, sold, or given away; kept:
The vendor overvalued both the sold 1,790 acres and the retained 566 acres of Green Meadows.
- kept in use or practice; continued or preserved:
We are proud of the retained traditions of entrepreneurship of our ancestors, their respectful and careful attitude to land and craft.
- (of something perceived or learned) remembered or kept in mind:
They get taught it in basic training, but without constant practice, land navigation is not a retained skill for the average soldier.
- engaged for service, often by payment of a preliminary fee:
To apply for this opportunity in confidence, send your resume and remuneration details to the retained consultants, Kirk & Paulson Consulting Ltd., for an initial interview.
- kept in check or held in place; held back:
On completion of the dam, the retained water was diverted for irrigation via two canals.
- Medicine/Medical. kept in the body, especially abnormally; not expelled or eliminated:
Three weeks after delivery I was back in the hospital, seriously ill and having a D&C to remove a retained placenta.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of retain.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of retained1
Example Sentences
Those attorneys have since retained counsel and challenged the legality of the firings through an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board, which bills itself as an independent, quasi-judicial agency in the executive branch.
“While consumers may hope the genetic material is deleted and not retained by 23andMe, that would be naïve,†Pointer warned.
"Before we left her, they re-posed that photo she had retained all that time and they looked as happy and comfortable together as they did way back when," said Alistair.
On Monday night, US president Donald Trump denied any knowledge of the breach, while a White House spokeswoman said the president retained "utmost confidence" in his national security team.
He narrowly retained the title against Axel Schulz in his next bout.
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